Penn State Lehigh Valley vs Cedar Crest College

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Penn State Lehigh Valley is a public and Cedar Crest College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Cedar Crest College has more expensive tuition & fees ($44,934) than Penn State Lehigh Valley ($25,118).
It is harder to admit to Penn State Lehigh Valley than Cedar Crest College.
Penn State Lehigh Valley has a higher submitted SAT score (1,220) than Cedar Crest College (1,070).
Cedar Crest College has more students with 1,324 students while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 888 students.
Cedar Crest College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Penn State Lehigh Valley's ratio is 14 to 1.
Cedar Crest College has more full-time faculties with 75 faculties while Penn State Lehigh Valley has 43 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley and Cedar Crest College.

Penn State Lehigh Valley	vs.	Cedar Crest College
Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$15,180 Out-Of-State$25,118	2024 Tuition & Fees	$44,934
73%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$9,173	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$22,895

94.21 %	Acceptance Rates	99.13 %
16.26 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.57 %
1,220	SAT Score	1,070
23	ACT Score	-
12 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
48 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
79 %	Retention Rate	73 %
888	Student Population	1,324
43	Number of Faculties	75
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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